Only twats ride with worn cleats

Weight saving.

Not sure what you mean by the entry, the Eggbeater can be clipped in either forward or backward.

SPD have one way to clip in (abiet two move to clip in - push cleat in, then twist to click in).

Don't forget to removed the shim, of which will indefintely prolonged your cleat lifespan, the Shimano, Specialized, Bontrager and Sidi's AFAIK does not required such shim.

I have this: http://www.cyclesurgery.com/pws/UniqueProductKey.ice?ProductID=CMAV0197KK
Which has a lot of tread ..

I had that before, with eggbeaters, no need for shim.

Also proper MTB shoes will wear out faster due to having a lots of thread, whether shoes like the Specialized Sport Touring is less likely to (and reasonably stiff).

Ed, you know how road pedals are single sided? And mountain bike ones are mostly double...

Okay now I understood what he meant by entry, make sense now.

4 sided isn't an advantage at all, just a bit of an unnecessary expense, can't really noticed this when switching between SPD and Eggbeaters.

shim taken out #ibeenscobled

I used to love eggbeaters, but found the cleats very soft and the pedal bearings even softer. SPDs are mostly fit-and-forget. Sometimes they get grindy after being very muddy, but a good douse with GT85 sorts them out. Win.

Flirting with injury.

A few weeks ago I was on the MTB and kept finding my shoes were unclipping when I pushed hard or went over bumps, so I blamed the pedals and tightened the release up on them. I also made a mental note that the cleats were a little worn and probably needed replacing, and that the shoes were probably not in a suitable state for fixie skidding.

I carried on using the same shoes for geared riding (commuto-x bike and mtb) and just through laziness did not get round to replacing the cleats. This evening with a bit of down time I thought I ought finally do it.

Am quite shocked at how bad I let things get.

BMMF could have got a few more months out of his

if he were as much of a twat as me.

mine from a similar angle

Tips for releasing stuck cleat bolts? The SPD cleats on my Sidis are more reluctant to move than Gordon Brown circa May 2010. To be fair, they're neither showing signs of wearing out totally any time soon, but it'd be nice to have the choice.

get the shit out of the allen key head - i sprayed mine liberally with a ptfe spray (tf2 but gt85 or wd40 would be fine)

even then the allen key was reluctant to go in, the head was too scuffed, so i carefully aligned it and tapped it into place with a rubber mallet. i had tried to get a nice allen key into the slot but it was too well engineered. cheaper one went in a little more easily it also had oversized leverage and it came undone really easily. this was probably because i am a little nerdy and had put grease on the threads when the cleats were first installed.

...had put grease on the threads when the cleats were first installed.

I think the answer to my problem is to go back in time and do this. Next time... Until then I may just keep running both my shoes and cleats into the ground, and keep an eye out for a good deal online for replacements of both.

i'd get them out now and re grease them, before they seize in place

You're right. I'll have a go tomorrow morning before work.

do it tonight, these things always take more time than expected

i always give this advice when teaching maintenance - "never plan to do bike repairs before going to work, invariably it will take twice as long as you expect, and often you will find more problems than you envisaged. this may mean your bike is out of action and you are now trying to leave the house after the time you would usually leave to cycle to work, which is far too late to get there by public transport"

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Needs to be chopped with a "before meth, after meth" caption.

James, this is not the thread for practical advice, sort it out

I've had cleat bolts that just won't budge. Ended up taking a drill to them - they drill out quite easily.

Ah, I seem to remember asking about that in the AQA thread, then not doing anything with the sage advice I was offered. I need to up my maintenance game...

spd cleats will last longer than your shoes, or they did in my case

im surprised they even clipped in DJ!

my pedalling is so smooth, it didn't need to be!

more seriously, i am really glad i did not use those shoes for riding fixed in the past few weeks. i don't or skip stop much (though had a few unexpected unclips in the months preceding). really could have been the makings of a silly accident

mine are on the way out. at least this time the allen key holes are still visibly hexagonal. last time one cleat was a fucker to get out. so much muck and wear you would think they were circular holes

You could have made a silly arse of yourself James.

I think the answer to my problem is to go back in time and do this. Next time... Until then I may just keep running both my shoes and cleats into the ground, and keep an eye out for a good deal online for replacements of both.

hacksaw across the width of the cleat including the bolts then use a screwdriver to undo them. If they're worn enough for you to be replacing them they're going in the bin anyway so may as well chop them.